Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθιας, in origin similar to Matthew. See also: All pages beginning with "Matthias"

People with the given name Matthias[link]

Notable people named Matthias include the following:

In nobility:

• Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary
• Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor-elect of the Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg dynasty)

In religion:

• Saint Matthias, Apostle chosen by the remaining eleven apostles to replace Judas Iscariot
• Matthias of Trakai, Lithuanian clergyman, bishop of Samogitia and of Vilnius
• Matthias Flacius, Lutheran reformer
• Matthias the Prophet, see Robert Matthews (religious impostor) Claimed to be the reincarnation of the original Matthias during the Second Great Awakening

In the arts:

• Matthias Grünewald, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance
• Matthias Lechner, German film art director

In music:

• Matthias Jabs, German guitarist and songwriter
• Matthias Weckmann, North German musician and composer of the Baroque period
• Matthias Paul aka Paul van Dyk, German Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and producer

Other:

• Matthias Ephlias, paternal ancestor of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
• Mattias Ekström, Swedish racing driver
• Matthias Curtus, paternal great-grandfather of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
• Matthias, father of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
• Matthias, brother of the Roman Jewish Historian Josephus
• F. Matthias Alexander, Australian actor who developed the educational process that is today called the Alexander Technique
• Matthias Felleisen, programming languages researcher
• Matthias Platzeck, German politician
• Matthias Sammer, former German football (soccer) player who is now a head coach
• Matthias, a character in Brian Jacques' Redwall series
• Matthias Jakob Schleiden, a German botanist and co-founder of the cell theory
• Matthias Ettrich, founder of KDE and LyX
• Matthias Frings, German writer and journalist

Cognates[link]

The following forenames are related to the English forename Matthias:

• Belarusian: Мацей (Maciej)
• Catalan: Mateu
• Croatian: Matija
• Czech: Matyáš
• Danish: Mathias, Matthias
• Dutch: Matthias, Mathijs
• English: Matthias, Matthew, Matt
• Finnish: Matias, Matti
• French: Mathias, Matthias, Matthis
• Gaelic: Maitias
• German, Danish: Mathias, Matthias
• Hungarian: Mátyás
• Icelandic: Matthías
• Italian: Mattia
• Latin: Matthias
• Latvian: Matiass
• Lithuanian: Motiejus, Matt
• Spanish: Matías
• Slovak: Matej
• Polish: Maciej
• Portuguese: Matias (current spelling), Mathias (archaic spelling)
• Russian: Матвей (Матфей)
• Serbian: Матија (Matiya)
• Slovenian: Matija
• Swedish: Mattias, Mathias, Mattis, Mats

See also[link]

• Mathias (disambiguation)
• Mattias

Wiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa in Brooklyn, New York in August 2009.
Background information
Birth name	Cameron Jibril Thomaz
Born	(1987-09-08) September 8, 1987 (age 24) Minot, North Dakota, United States
Genres	Hip hop
Occupations	Rapper, singer, songwriter, actor
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Rostrum, Taylor Gang, Warner Bros., Atlantic
Associated acts	Snoop Dogg, Rick Ross, Curren$y, Big Sean, Chevy Woods, Mac Miller, Juicy J, Tinie Tempah, Yelawolf, Maroon 5, Big K.R.I.T.
Website	wizkhalifa.com

Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007. His Eurodance-influenced single, "Say Yeah", received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008.^[1] Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album, Deal or No Deal, in November 2009. He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010; he then signed with Atlantic Records.^[2] He is also well known for his debut single for Atlantic, "Black and Yellow", which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album for the label, Rolling Papers, was released on March 29, 2011.^[3]

Early life[link]

Khalifa was born on September 8, 1987 to a mother and a father serving in the military.^[1][4] His parents divorced when Khalifa was about three years old. His parents' military service caused him to move regularly: Khalifa lived in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan before settling in Pittsburgh where he attended Taylor Allderdice High School.^[1][4]

His stage name is derived from khalifa, an Arabic word meaning "successor", and wisdom, which was shortened to Wiz when Khalifa was a young boy .^[5] Khalifa stated to spinner.com that the name also came from being called "young Wiz 'cause I was good at everything I did, and my granddad is Muslim, so he gave me that name; he felt like that's what I was doing with my music." He got his stage name tattooed on his 17th birthday.^[6][7] He includes Jimi Hendrix, Camp Lo, The Notorious B.I.G. and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony among his influences.^[8]

Career[link]

[edit] 2005–08: Early mixtapes and Show and Prove

Rostrum Records president Benjy Grinberg first heard about Wiz Khalifa in 2004 when the rapper's contribution to a mixtape of various new Pittsburgh artists attracted his interest.^[9] When Grinberg finally met the 16-year-old artist, he immediately decided he wanted to work with him, later telling HitQuarters: "Even though he wasn’t all the way developed you could just tell that he was a diamond in the rough, and that with some polishing, guidance and backing he could become something special."^[9] Khalifa signed to the label shortly after and began a seven year period of artist development.^[9]

Khalifa released his first mixtape, Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania, in 2005. The mixtape paved the way for his first full length album entitled Show and Prove in 2006. Khalifa was declared an "artist to watch" that year in Rolling Stone magazine.^[10][11]

In 2007, Khalifa signed to Warner Bros. Records and released two mixtapes through Rostrum Records: Grow Season, hosted by DJ Green Lantern and released on July 4, 2007, and Prince of the City 2, released on November 20, 2007. His debut Warner Bros. single "Say Yeah" reached number 25 on the Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 music chart and number 20 on Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks. The song samples "Better Off Alone" by Alice Deejay. Khalifa's vocals from "Say Yeah" appear near the end of Pittsburgh mash up producer Girl Talk's 2008 album, Feed the Animals, over music from Underworld's "Born Slippy", Usher's "Love in This Club", and the Cure's "In Between Days".^[12] Khalifa appeared with The Game, David Banner and Play-n-Skillz at U92's Summer Jam at the USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley City, Utah on August 2, 2008.^[13] Khalifa released the mixtapes Star Power in September 2008, and Flight School in April 2009 on Rostrum Records.

Khalifa parted ways with Warner Bros. Records in July 2009 after numerous delays in releasing his planned debut album for the label, First Flight. Khalifa stated to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that, "I learned a lot during my time there and matured as an artist during the process. I'm happy to be moving on with all of my material and having the chance to be in control of my next moves".^[14] Khalifa appeared with Girl Talk, Modey Lemon, Donora, Grand Buffet, and Don Caballero at the Amphitheatre at Station Square in Pittsburgh on July 31, 2009, where he announced that his relationship with Warner Bros. was over.^[15]

Wiz Khalifa performing at Columbia University in New York City in April 2010.

[edit] 2009–10: Deal or No Deal

Continuing his association with Rostrum Records, Khalifa released the single "Teach U to Fly", and the mixtape How Fly, a collaboration with New Orleans rapper Curren$y, on August 9, 2009.^[14] Khalifa introduced a more melodic style on the mixtape, alternating between singing and rapping. He opened for Wu-Tang Clan member U-God at the 2009 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.^[16] Khalifa released the mixtape Burn After Rolling on November 2, 2009, where he raps over familiar beats from other artists, including the songs "If I Were A Boy" and "Diva" by Beyoncé, "Walking on a Dream" by Empire of the Sun, "Luchini AKA This Is It" by Camp Lo, and "Best I Ever Had" by Drake.^[17] Khalifa released his second album, Deal or No Deal, on November 24, 2009.^[18]

Khalifa performed at Emo's in Austin, Texas in March 2010 as part of the 2010 South by Southwest Music Festival.^[19] He appeared on the cover of XXL magazine that same month, for the magazine's annual list of Top 10 Freshman, which included Donnis, J. Cole, Pill, Freddie Gibbs, and Fashawn. Wiz Khalifa was named 2010 "Rookie Of The Year" by "The Source", with alongside Rick Ross, "The Man Of The Year".^[20] He toured with rapper Yelawolf on a 20-date tour, the Deal Or No Deal Tour.^[21] Khalifa released the free mixtape Kush and Orange Juice for download on April 14, 2010. Due to Khalifa's devoted grassroots fan base, the mixtape became the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter with the hash tag #kushandorangejuice, and "Kush and Orange Juice download” ranked No. 1 on Google’s hot search trends.^[22]

2010: Signing with Atlantic Records[link]

Citing music industry insiders, New York magazine wrote that Khalifa signed with Atlantic Records in April 2010, although the rapper did not confirm it.^[23] He stated to AllHipHop in June 2010 that he was working on a new album, but was weighing his options and had not yet decided on a label to distribute it.^[24] Khalifa confirmed to MTV on July 30 that he was signing an Atlantic Records deal.^[25]

Wiz Khalifa on stage in Boston in August 2010.

Khalifa was featured in a remix and video for the 2010 Rick Ross single "Super High", alongside Curren$y.^[26] He guested on the mixtape Grey Goose, Head Phones, and Thirsty Women by St. Louis rapper M.C,^[27] and was featured on the track "The Breeze (Cool)" on rapper Wale's August 2010 mixtape More About Nothing.^[28] Khalifa was named MTV's Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010, winning with nearly 70,000 votes, and beating out finalists Nicki Minaj, J. Cole, Travis Porter, and Diggy Simmons.^[29]

Khalifa appeared at the Soundset 2010 festival in May 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, alongside Method Man & Redman, Del the Funky Homosapien and Hieroglyphics, Atmosphere, Murs, Cage, and others.^[30] He also performed at the 2010 Rock the Bells festival, along with hip hop veterans Wu-Tang Clan, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, Rakim, KRS-One, Jedi Mind Tricks and Slick Rick.^[31] Khalifa declined an invitation to tour with rapper Drake and launched his own "Waken Baken" tour, a 50-city national tour with rapper Yelawolf. The tour, scheduled to last from September to November 2010, has, as of October, sold out every venue.^[8] On November 2010, during his "Waken Baken" tour at East Carolina University, Wiz Khalifa was arrested for possession and trafficking of marijuana. He was then released the next morning after a $300K bail, and resumed his tour. Khalifa performed in a cypher during the 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards. He recited his verse from the song, "The Check Point", from his mixtape with Curren$y, How Fly.^[32]

[edit] 2010–11: Mainstream success and Rolling Papers

Wiz Khalifa at SXSW in 2010

Khalifa released "Black and Yellow", his first single for Rostrum/Atlantic, produced by Stargate, which has received radio airplay.^[8][33] The single was peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100; the title of the song refers to the colours of the City of Pittsburgh.^[34] Khalifa released his debut album with Atlantic Records in 2011.^[35] He appeared with Curren$y on the track "Scaling the Building" on producer Ski Beatz' 2010 album, 24 Hour Karate School.^[36] Khalifa's record label is Taylor Gang Records, named after his love of Chuck Taylor All-Stars^[8], and Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, PA, where he graduated from.

On March 29, 2011, Khalifa released his first studio album, Rolling Papers. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 197,000 copies in the United States.^[37] Shortly afterward on March 31, 2011 Wiz Khalifa performed at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the school's annual Dooley's Weekend.^[38] On June 26, 2011, Khalifa was nominated and won Best New Artist at the BET Awards of 2011.^[39] Khalifa collaborated with British rapper Tinie Tempah whom Tinie announced in an interview with Rolling Stone that his next single is to be called "Till I'm Gone" and would feature Wiz Khalifa and is to be produced by Stargate.^[40][41] The single and the video song were released at the end of June 2011.^[42]

Personal life[link]

Thomaz proposed to model Amber Rose on March 1, 2012 showing off the ring on Twitter.^[43] He is personal friends with Snoop Dogg, Juicy J, Yelawolf, and fellow Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller.^[44]

In March 2012, Thomaz purchased a 2.8 private wooded acres with a 3,891-square-foot residence in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, a small community southwest of Pittsburgh. The residence includes 5-bedroom, 4-bath eco-friendly, Brazilian Koa floors, stainless steel appliances, a separate guest house, and a lavish master suite with high ceilings.^[45] He currently resides there with his fiancée Amber Rose.

Discography[link]

Studio albums

• 2006: Show and Prove
• 2009: Deal or No Deal
• 2011: Rolling Papers
• 2012: O.N.I.F.C. ^[11][46][47]

Collaborative albums

• 2011: Mac & Devin Go to High School (with Snoop Dogg)
• 2012: TBA (with Taylor Gang)

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Wiz Khalifa

• Official website
• Wiz Khalifa on Facebook
• Wiz Khalifa on Myspace
• Wiz Khalifa on Twitter
• Wiz Khalifa at MTV
• Non-commercial Wiz Khalifa mixtapes

Matthias Reim
Matthias Reim in 2006
Background information
Birth name	Matthias Reim
Born	(1957-11-26) 26 November 1957 (age 54)
Origin	Korbach, Hessen, Germany
Genres	Schlager, Pop music, Rock music
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, Composer, Arranger, Musician
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1977–present
Labels	Polydor, EMI
Associated acts	Bernhard Brink, Christoph Brüx, Roberto Blanco, Jürgen Drews, Tina York a.o.
Website	http://www.matthiasreim.net

Matthias Reim (born 26 November 1957 in Korbach, Hesse) is a German singer-songwriter. His 1990 single "Verdammt, ich lieb' dich" ("Damn, I love you") was a hit in several European countries, and spent sixteen consecutive weeks at the No.1 spot in the German charts.

Early life[link]

Reim was born on 26 November 1957 in Korbach, Hessen. He grew up in Homberg (Efze). His father was the director of the gymnasium in Homberg. After receiving his Abitur, he began his undergraduate studies in the German and English languages as well as Germanistic and Anglistic literatures in Göttingen. This took 18 terms – this is above average, as he spent its time predominantly in the music studio and not in the lecture-room.

Career[link]

Matthias Reim composes, writes lyrics, mixes and plays songs himself. The music to some songs comes from the German composer and music producer Christoph Brüx (Hamburg), for example Das erste Mal (The first time).^[1] He composed for many other performers such as Bernhard Brink, Roberto Blanco, Jürgen Drews and Tina York. His first own LPs with his bands Fallen Dice and Fair Tax did not bring commercial success.

Reim's first - and largest - hit came out in 1990 – called "Verdammt, Ich lieb' dich" ("Damn, I love you"). The single sold 2.5 million copies world-wide and was at the top of the pops of German charts for 16 weeks - between 18 May and 6 September - since 1971 no other single stood longer without interruption at place 1 but this mark Matthias Reim shares with Boney M. The first album Reim was released soon after.

Until 1999 he published nine further albums with Polydor. His LP Zauberland was also released in an English-language version in Canada – there called Wonderland.

In the year 2000 the first out of (so far) six LPs by Reim were released by his new record company EMI. They are called

• Wolkenreiter (Cloud rider)
• Morgenrot (Morning red)
• Reim
• Unverwundbar (Invulnerable)
• Männer sind Krieger (Men are Warriors)
• Sieben Leben (Seven lives).

[edit] Albums^[2]

• 1990: Reim^[3]
• 1991: Reim 2
• 1993: Sabotage
• 1994: Zauberland
• 1995: Wonderland (Zauberland in Canada)
• 1995: Alles Klar
• 1997: Reim 3
• 1998: Sensationell
• 1999: 10 Jahre intensiv
• 2000: Wolkenreiter
• 2002: Morgenrot
• 2003: Reim
• 2004: Déjà Vu
• 2005: Unverwundbar
• 2006: Die Fan-Edition
• 2007: Männer sind Krieger
• 2010: Sieben Leben
• 2011: Sieben Leben Live 2011

References[link]

1. ^ Swiss hit parade Das erste Mal
2. ^ Matthias Reim: Discography 17.12.2010
3. ^ swisscharts.com: Matthias Reim 17.12.2010

External links[link]

• (de) Matthias Reim's official website
• (en) Biography of Reim on IMDb
• (en) Biography of Reim on allmusic.com

Shawn Matthias
Born	(1988-02-19) February 19, 1988 (age 24) Milton, ON, CAN
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	211 lb (96 kg; 15 st 1 lb)
Position	Centre/Left Wing
Shoots	Left
NHL team	Florida Panthers
National team	Canada
NHL Draft	47th overall, 2006 Detroit Red Wings
Playing career	2008–present

Shawn Matthias (born February 19, 1988 in Milton, Ontario) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Florida Panthers of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career[link]

Matthias played his junior career with the Belleville Bulls of the Ontario Hockey League before he was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the second round, 47th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. During the following season, Shawn's rights were traded by the Red Wings along with conditional draft picks to the Florida Panthers for Todd Bertuzzi on February 27, 2007.^[1]

On January 18, 2008, the Panthers called up Matthias from the Bulls of the OHL. In his second NHL game on January 19, 2008, he scored his first two goals, both against Brent Johnson of the Washington Capitals.^[2]

He played for Canada at the 2008 World Juniors, where he helped his team win the gold medal.

Career statistics[link]

Regular season and playoffs[link]

Medal record
Competitor for  Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
Gold	2008 Pardubice

International[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• Shawn Matthias's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database